Re: Cheap engine upgrade for AUDI Coupe and Audi V8.

["Jeremiah Curry" <jeremiahcurry@sprintmail.com>]

I replaced my nearly new air filter with a K&N in the '84 coupe gt and it
seemed slightly more powerful esp. at high RPM.

Jeremiah Curry
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Payne <quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk>
To: ctas@carry.neonet.lv <ctas@carry.neonet.lv>
Cc: quattro@audifans.com <quattro@audifans.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: Cheap engine upgrade for AUDI Coupe and Audi V8.


>In message <199907071323.PAA00896@carry.netneo.com> Stas Ivanov writes:
>
>> At the moment i'm reading various autosport magazines and they offer some
>> upgrades e.g. air intakes with cone filters , exhausts,headers. They
claim
>> if i change air intake i can get extra 10 hp. Is this true?
>
>No.  The power increase comes from throwing away the old filter, not
>putting in the new.  Most shops installing them give the mixture a bit
>of a tweak and then 'suggest' to the owner that things will be much
>better now.  An amazing number of people believe them.
>
>> What are the weakest parts of audi engines which must be replaced ?
>
>The owner's wallet.
>
>--
> Phil Payne
> UK Audi quattro Owners Club
> Phone: 0385 302803   Fax: 0870 0883933
>